Evaluation of Metabolic Syndrome and Its Associated Risk Factors in Type 2 Diabetes: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana

Table 4

Univariate analysis of the study variables as risk factors for metabolic syndrome in diabetic patients.

Variables (response)	OR(95%CI)	p-value
Age (>53 years)	1.5(0.8 - 2.1)	0.216
Duration (>5 years)	1.7(0.8 - 3.5)	0.132
Sex (female)	4.9(2.5 - 9.8)	0.001
FPG (>8.3 mmol L^-1)	1.6(0.8 - 3.2)	0.174
HBA1c (>5.43 %)	3.6(1.6 - 8.1)	0.002
Triglyceride (>1.71 mmol L^-1)	82.1(11.1 - 605.9)	0.001
BMI (>24.8 kg m^-2)	7.7(3.7 - 16.1)	0.001
Waist circumference (>95 cm)	23.7(8.2 - 68.4)	0.001
Hip circumference (>101 cm)	9.4(3.6 - 24.7)	0.001
Waist to hip ratio (>0.958)	4.1(1.9 - 8.7)	0.001
Body fat percentage (>32.6)	14.2(5.8 - 35.1)	0.001

There was a significant relationship between variables and MS with the exception of age, duration of diabetes, and Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG).